Basil & olive scones with sweet tomato chutney

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Serves 11, Ready in 35 minutes

Vegan

The tomato chutney adds a sweet touch to these savoury scones

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Ingredients

  • 50g dairy-free spread, plus extra for greasing
  • 200g Co-op self-raising white flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped basil
  • 25g sundried tomatoes, chopped
  • 25g drained Co-op pitted black hojiblanca olives
  • ½ tsp English mustard

  For the chutney:

  • 25g dairy-free spread
  • ½ small onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 medium tomatoes, skinned and diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbsp Co-op balsamic vinegar of Modena
  • 2 tbsp Co-op Fairtrade demerara cane sugar
  • 2 tbsp basil leaves, torn

 

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7
  2.  Grease and line a large baking tray
  3. Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and rub in the dairy-free spread
  4. Stir in the basil, tomatoes and olives
  5. Mix the mustard with 100ml cold water, then add and combine to make a fairly soft dough
  6. Knead lightly and roll out to a thickness of 2.5cm
  7. Using a 6cm pastry cutter, cut the dough into rounds and place on the baking tray
  8. Bake for about 12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack
  9. For the chutney, heat the spread in a small pan and gently fry the onion for 5 mins, until soft
  10. Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook for a few minutes, then add the vinegar and sugar
  11. Season, stir well, and simmer for 4 mins, until the tomatoes have softened and the liquid reduced
  12. Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves
  13. Serve the scones warm, with the chutney on the side